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NewsAlaska salmon fishery re-certified
The Alaska salmon fishery has earned MSC re-certification after a third party assessment by Intertek Moody Marine (IMM) determined that it meets the standards of a sustainable and well managed fishery.
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Glycerol show promise as a marine fuel
One solution to combat the challenge of rising fuel costs, tightening emissions regulations and managing pollution risk may be the use of glycerol (glycerine) as a fuel for marine diesel engines.
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NewsOmega-3: The key to a longer, healthier life
Professor John Stein, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Professor of Neurophysiology, University of Oxford, and his brother, television personality and world famous fish chef, Rick Stein, speak to WF&A on the benefits of Omega-3.
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NewsNew Zealand fisheries on the up
The status of New Zealand fisheries, including hoki, organge roughy and blue cod, are on the up this year, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
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NewsFisheries severely damaged by Typhoon Haiyan
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that the FAO will do everything it can to support the Government of the Philippines in the reconstruction process and to build resilience following the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
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NewsSardine catch levels lowered
Federal fishery management officials have voted to set 2014 catch levels of Pacific sardine off the US West Coast at 33% below what they would have been under the existing management regime.
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NewsNOAA fisheries survey vessel delivered
NOAA has taken delivery of ''Reuben Lasker'', the agency’s newest high-tech fisheries survey vessel.
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NewsQuota pilot for small boat fishermen
Small boat fishermen in Ramsgate UK have seen the volume of quota available to them increase by 25 tonnes, thanks to a pilot project run by the Fish Producer Organisation and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO).
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NewsMore measures needed to save our fish
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is calling for the introduction of other measures to be used in conjunction with a discard ban to help reduce total fishing mortality.
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NZ proposes shark finning ban
New Zealand’s government is proposing to ban the removal of shark fins and the dumping of the shark carcass at sea.
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Peru implements supply chain monitoring programme
Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) is implementing a new Surveillance and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme for the entire aquatic resources production chain, in order to strengthen supervision and combat illegal fishing in the sector.
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Saffire VMS updated
The Saffire vessel monitoring system for fisheries and other commercial shipping operations has been updated and rebranded as Globavista.
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NewsShark finning alert
An INTERPOL alert has been circulated to all 190 member countries, after a method of shark finning aimed at avoiding detection of illegal practices was identified by Coast Rican authorities.
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NewsMonty Halls backs Celtic Seas protection
Monty Halls, BBC2’s Fisherman’s Apprentice, has supported the launch of the Celtic Seas Partnership, a pioneering four year international project to protect the ‘Celtic Seas’ which extend from the British Isles and Ireland to northern France.
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NewsWWF supports Maldives management
WWF Pakistan is to support Maldives in its efforts to provide sustainable management of tuna in the Indian Ocean during the next three years.
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Aquaculture value rises in Australia
Senator Richard Colbeck has announced that Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown significantly and now accounts for almost half of the country’s fish production.
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NewsTraining centre for fishermen to open in Maldives
A new Fishermen’s Community & Training Centre (FCTC) in the Maldives will nurture the country’s pole-and-line fishing communities through the provision of fisheries training and education.
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Korea will investigate illegal fish
On 5 November a representative of the Korean Government announced that it will be investigating Dutch-flagged cargo vessel, Holland Klipper, which arrived in the Korean port of Busan on 31 October carrying an estimated $14m of suspected illegal fish.
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NewsEnhancing tuna management and conservation
An FAO-coordinated project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide has been approved.
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OECD releases new handbook for fishery managers
The OECD Committee for Fisheries has produced a new handbook for fisheries managers, utilising a large body of research carried out over the years investigating fisheries policy and fisheries management.
